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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.US public divided over food science: surveyThe way Americans eat has become a source of potential social, economic and political friction as people follow personal preferences reflecting their beliefs about how foods connect with their health, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-12-food-science-survey.html
HealthThu, 01 Dec 2016 10:38:44 ESTnews399811104Newly discovered protein may hold key to better drugs for neglected diseasesA newly identified method of activating drugs to combat one of the world's most destructive `neglected' diseases could lead to better medicines according to new research led by the University of Dundee.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-newly-protein-key-drugs-neglected.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 03 Nov 2016 14:00:02 ESTnews397389740Overlooked molecules could revolutionize our understanding of the immune systemThousands of new immune system signals have been uncovered with potential implications for immunotherapy, autoimmune diseases and vaccine development.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-10-overlooked-molecules-revolutionize-immune.html
ImmunologyThu, 20 Oct 2016 14:04:11 ESTnews396191047Next steps toward preventing cancer and Alzheimer'sA new generation of drugs that prevent cancer and Alzheimer's could be developed, thanks to research from the University of Warwick.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-08-cancer-alzheimer.html
Medical researchWed, 03 Aug 2016 08:55:42 ESTnews389433328Ageing can drive progressTwenty years from now, the number of retired persons worldwide will have grown by 600 million, almost double the current number. Life expectancy will have increased, bringing new economic challenges. Yet the growing number of seniors can also stimulate important breakthroughs in medicine, biotechnology, nanotechnology, cognitive sciences and robotics.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-07-ageing.html
HealthMon, 25 Jul 2016 12:33:22 ESTnews388668786Portugese president vetos surrogacy lawPortugal's centre-right President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Tuesday vetoed a law authorising surrogacy in some cases where a couple cannot conceive, quashing legislation adopted by parliament in May.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-06-portugese-vetos-surrogacy-law.html
OtherWed, 08 Jun 2016 07:28:28 ESTnews384589701Living with complexity—evolution, ecology, viruses and climate changeBiomedical researchers like me probe the mechanistic basis of health and disease. In a long career working at the discovery end of the spectrum, I've been privileged to live through, and make some small contribution to, an extraordinary (and continuing) revolution in medical understanding and human well-being.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-05-complexityevolution-ecology-viruses-climate.html
OtherWed, 25 May 2016 07:52:30 ESTnews383381519Point way to human regenerationAny kid who pulls on a lizard tail knows it can drop off to avoid capture, but how they regrow a new tail remains a mystery. Now, researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Arizona State University (ASU) have identified tiny RNA switches, known as microRNAs, which may hold the keys to regenerating muscles, cartilage and spinal columns.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-05-human-regeneration.html
Medical researchFri, 06 May 2016 08:05:25 ESTnews381740712The rise and fall of Theranos—so many lessons in a drop of bloodThe last few months have witnessed the unraveling of the remarkable life sciences company Theranos, culminating in the latest news that federal regulators may ban founder Elizabeth Holmes from the blood-testing industry for at least two years. The company is also facing a federal criminal investigation into whether it misled investors about its technology and company operations.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-fall-theranosso-lessons-blood.html
OtherFri, 22 Apr 2016 09:15:23 ESTnews380535310Long views, deep pockets: Danish foundations keep pharma groups healthyDenmark's biopharmaceutical sector, led by insulin giant Novo Nordisk, is experiencing a golden age as researchers reap the rewards of a unique ownership structure: deep-pocketed, non-profit foundations.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-views-deep-pockets-danish-foundations.html
OtherSun, 17 Apr 2016 03:58:43 ESTnews380084314Spending that fits personality can boost well-beingMoney could buy happiness if your purchases fit your personality, according to a new study that examines nearly 77,000 actual UK bank spending transactions.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-personality-boost-well-being.html
Psychology & PsychiatryThu, 07 Apr 2016 15:47:01 ESTnews379262808Your viruses could reveal your travel history, and moreThe genomes of two distinct strains of the virus that causes the common lip cold sore, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), have been identified within an individual person—an achievement that could be useful to forensic scientists for tracing a person's history. The research also opens the door to understanding how a patient's viruses influence the course of disease. The research by an international team led by Moriah L. Szpara, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State University, will be published in the May 2016 issue of the journal Virology.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-viruses-reveal-history.html
Medical researchFri, 01 Apr 2016 17:20:03 ESTnews378748942Could a computer tell you when your time is up?Statisticians, computer scientists and medics from the University of East Anglia are launching a new project to predict how long you will live.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-could-a-computer-tell-you.html
OtherThu, 31 Mar 2016 03:18:27 ESTnews378613097'Slow thinking' a conversation stopper for people with Parkinson'sCognitive impairment could affect the conversational ability of people with Parkinson's more than physical speech problems - according to research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the University of Aberdeen.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-conversation-stopper-people-parkinson.html
Parkinson's & Movement disordersThu, 17 Mar 2016 20:00:02 ESTnews377463437Scientists discover microbiome that may be responsible for male reproductive disordersResearch shows that bacteria can be beneficial to body processes such as digestion; however, some bacteria housed in the human body may cause disease. These specialized communities of bacteria in the body are known as microbiomes. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered a microbiome in the male reproductive tract in mice that harbors harmful bacteria that may negatively influence reproductive function and health of males. Bacteria found in this specialized microbiome may pass from father to offspring, where it may program later disease risk, such as obesity. In fathers, some bacteria may initiate diseases, such as prostatitis, that can result in later prostate cancer.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-scientists-microbiome-responsible-male-reproductive.html
Medical researchTue, 15 Mar 2016 13:41:24 ESTnews377268071Futuristic diagnostic tools to help healthcare professionalsProf. Woonggyu Jung of the School of Life Sciences of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, in conjunction with Adic Co., Ltd. has recently developed a new diagnostic system that will reduce the costs of high-level healthcare.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-futuristic-diagnostic-tools-healthcare-professionals.html
OtherTue, 26 Jan 2016 08:10:01 ESTnews373017433Help the scientists find out why you sound like your parentsHave people often commented on how you sound like your mum or dad, or get your family mixed up on the phone? If so, a team of researchers at The University of Nottingham needs your help in a new and unique project to find out if aspects of the human voice are passed down through our genes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-scientists-parents.html
Psychology & PsychiatryFri, 15 Jan 2016 08:40:01 ESTnews372065216Couples' quality of life linked even when one partner diesWhen one spouse passes away, his or her characteristics continue to be linked with the surviving spouse's well-being, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings also indicate that this link between the deceased spouse and surviving spouse is as strong as that between partners who are both living.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-couples-quality-life-linked-partner.html
Psychology & PsychiatryWed, 13 Jan 2016 12:56:32 ESTnews371912180New methods, requirements have changed data sharing among life science researchersMeasures instituted in recent years to encourage the sharing of scientific information appear to have reduced the overall level of withholding of data and materials among academic life science researchers. In their follow up to an earlier study that documented the extent of data withholding in 2000, a multi-institutional research team describes the results of a 2013 survey of investigators at top research institutions. Their report has been published online in Academic Medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-12-methods-requirements-life-science.html
OtherThu, 17 Dec 2015 13:11:03 ESTnews369580252New clues to halting nerve degenerationA discovery into the mechanisms which lead to degeneration and loss of communication among neuron cells - the cells controlling function in the brain and nervous system - could potentially lead to future therapies for neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-12-clues-halting-nerve-degeneration.html
NeuroscienceThu, 10 Dec 2015 12:00:06 ESTnews368965942Life sciences startup licenses technology to detect cancer cellsThe founder of a life sciences startup that is commercializing a Purdue University innovation says a test to detect circulating tumor cells in a patient's bloodstream could improve the chances of survival and quality of life.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-11-life-sciences-startup-technology-cancer.html
CancerThu, 19 Nov 2015 06:57:42 ESTnews367138655The citizen and the embryo: Birth weight affects social trustHow much does your baby weigh? All new parents are familiar with that question. Perhaps their reply is more important than we realize. Birth weight affects how much trust an individual will have in other people in his adult life. Trust, in turn, is the glue that prevents society from falling apart. This phenomenon is at the center of new research from Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences (Aarhus BSS) at Aarhus University, Denmark.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-citizen-embryo-birth-weight-affects.html
HealthMon, 28 Sep 2015 10:11:56 ESTnews362653849Digital 'Rosetta Stone' decrypts how mutations rewire cancer cellsScientists have discovered how genetic cancer mutations systematically attack the networks controlling human cells, knowledge critical for the future development of personalized precision cancer treatments.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-digital-rosetta-stone-decrypts-mutations.html
CancerThu, 17 Sep 2015 12:00:01 ESTnews361703378Novel diagnostic tool for ethnically diverse non-small-cell lung cancer patientsEarly-stage Non-small-cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) is asymptomatic and difficult to detect since no blood test for NSCLC is currently available. In a new study, Chen-Yu Zhang and Chunni Zhang's group at Nanjing Advanced Institute for Life Sciences, Nanjing University identified a panel of five serum microRNAs (miRNAs) as the potential biomarker for NSCLC diagnosis.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-08-diagnostic-tool-ethnically-diverse-non-small-cell.html
CancerFri, 14 Aug 2015 13:39:46 ESTnews358778378Chemists develop novel drug to fight malariaAn international team of scientists—led by researchers from the University of Washington and two other institutions—has announced that a new compound to fight malaria is ready for human trials. In a new paper published July 15 in Science Translational Medicine, they show that this compound is the first to cripple a critical protein that the malaria parasite needs to survive at different stages of its complex life cycle, and is suitable for clinical tests in humans.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-07-chemists-drug-malaria.html
Medical researchWed, 15 Jul 2015 14:00:09 ESTnews356173068Study shows link between teen impatience and neural development in the brain(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with members from the U.S. and Germany has found a connection between neural development in one part of the brain and teen impatience. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes experiments they conducted with volunteers and MRI machines and what they found by doing so.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-link-teen-impatience-neural-brain.html
NeuroscienceTue, 23 Jun 2015 09:10:01 ESTnews354266374New anti-cancer stem cell compound in developmentCardiff University scientists have developed a novel anti-cancer stem cell agent capable of targeting aggressive tumour forming cells common to breast, pancreas, colon and prostate cancers.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-anti-cancer-stem-cell-compound.html
CancerThu, 07 May 2015 02:00:01 ESTnews350146881Coal-tar-sealant runoff causes toxicity and DNA damageRunoff from pavement with coal-tar-based sealant is toxic to aquatic life, damages DNA, and impairs DNA repair, according to two studies by the U.S. Geological Survey published in the journals Environmental Science and Technology and Science of the Total Environment.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-coal-tar-sealant-runoff-toxicity-dna.html
HealthMon, 04 May 2015 06:25:43 ESTnews349939532Making sense of smell: Will bio-inspired robots sniff out bombs, drugs and disease?With just a sniff, our noses can detect smells that trigger specific memories, tell us food has gone bad, or even connect us to a potential mate. What if a robot could 'smell' as effectively as we do?http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-bio-inspired-robots-drugs-disease.html
NeuroscienceThu, 30 Apr 2015 10:18:12 ESTnews349607880Inaccurate reporting jeopardizing clinical trialsThe team led by Dr Sheena Cruickshank of the Faculty of Life Sciences and Professor Andy Brass from the School of Computer Science analysed 58 papers on research into inflammatory bowel disease published between 2000 and 2014. They found a wide variety in how methods were reported and that vital information about experiments were missing, meaning they couldn't be accurately reproduced in animal or human models.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-inaccurate-jeopardizing-clinical-trials.html
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